Senior Programming & Partnerships Officer

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Ydych chi’n unigolyn brwdfrydig sydd â phrofiad o weithio mewn cymunedau Cymreig? A hoffech chi chwarae rhan ganolog mewn datblygu dyfodol cyffrous i Dŷ Mawr? Os felly, hoffem glywed gennych. 

Helpwch ni i roi Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant ac etifeddiaeth cyfieithiad yr Esgob William Morgan o’r Beibl ar fap treftadaeth ddiwylliannol Cymru. Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn awyddus i gyd-greu a chyflwyno rhaglen ddifyr ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid, er mwyn helpu i rannu hanesion rhyfeddol Tŷ Mawr.

Mae’r gallu i gyfathrebu’n effeithiol yn Gymraeg yn hanfodol ar gyfer y rôl hon.

Contract: cyfnod penodol tair blynedd tan 30 Medi 2027

Am sgwrs anffurfiol am y swydd, cysylltwch â Rheolwr Gweithrediadau a Phrofiad Ymwelwyr, Eryri, Lowri Rogers drwy lowri.rogers@nationaltrust.org.uk i’w trefnu.

Summary

Are you an enthusiastic person who has experience of working in Welsh communities? Would you like to play a pivotal role in developing an exciting future for Tŷ Mawr? If so, we’d love to hear from you. 

Help us put Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant and the legacy of Bishop William Morgan’s translation of the bible on the cultural heritage map of Wales. We’re looking for a motivated person to co-create and deliver an engaging programme alongside partners, to help share Ty Mawr’s fascinating stories.

The ability to communicate effectively in Welsh is essential for this role. 

Contract: this is a fixed term contract for 3 years until 30th September 2027.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Visitor Operations and Experience Manager, Eryri, Lowri Rogers by lowri.rogers@nationaltrust.org.uk to arrange.

Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant is a modest 16^th century farmhouse with huge cultural significance. Nestled in the rural Wybrnant valley, near Penmachno, its famous for being the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh in 1588. This gave rise to a standardised language which was instrumental in ensuring Welsh is still widely spoken today. The collection has grown to include over 300 Bibles in over 100 languages, reflecting how this story resonates with cultures from every corner of the world.

You’ll be joining our team at a very exciting time, having recently secured funding to transform how we share our unique collection of Bibles at Ty Mawr Wybrnant. There will be opportunities to develop ideas and work with the local community, schools, researchers, volunteers, and partners.  

You’ll be at Tŷ Mawr regularly and can also work from our office base at Dinas near Betws y Coed or Craflwyn, near Beddgelert. 

The work will focus on Tŷ Mawr but will also involve supporting wider countryside portfolio of Eryri (Snowdonia). 

The role is being advertised as 37.5 hours a week, but we are open to considering a part time arrangement (minimum 22.5 hours per week). Working patterns can be negotiated but will require occasional weekend and bank holiday working.

You’ll be responsible for organising and delivering an engaging and creative programme of events and activities for our visitors. From organising monthly themed open days, from a gig on the lawn for families to our annual lecture.

Your reach will extend throughout the Conwy valley, regularly working with communities in locations such as Penmachno, Pentrefoelas, Llanrwst and Conwy. You’ll work with local schools and facilitators to co-produce an annual educational programme, providing opportunities for young people to feed into the visitor experience and develop a sense of ownership over the story.

You’ll manage a small team of volunteers, helping nurture and involve the team in the delivery of the programming.

There will also be opportunities to develop ideas about sharing Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant’s story and collection beyond the farmhouse, particularly when we are closed for winter. 

Who we are looking for:

An energetic and flexible individual to develop a variety of partnerships and experiences, both on site and off site, that lead to a bright and exciting future for Tŷ Mawr.  

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:  

• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively in Welsh and English
• Experience of working within Welsh communities & strong people skills, enabling good working relationships internally and externally
• An interest in the history of Wales, it's language and literature, including the significance of Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant 
• Experience of communicating creative ideas effectively to a range of stakeholders with the ability to adapt plans to the needs of partners, team member and audiences
• Experience of building, maintaining and developing partnership relationships to offer engagement opportunities to visitors, volunteers or community participants 
• An understanding of what makes a good visitor experience  
• Experience in delivering visitor programmes and/or working with community or commercial partners to deliver events and activities, ideally for and with audiences in the heritage sector 
• An interest in the conservation of buildings or collections